I still believe that the Bucks can tie the series and defend their home in Games 3 & 4.
That will be the case AS LONG AS Lillard will be playing. If not, the Bucks has no chance against the Pacers.

The problem with the Pacers is that they aren't a good defensive team at all so if the Bucks can somehow manage to maximize that weakness of them, they will get wins. I don't see a sweep here, but many are favoring the Pacers to win now on this series.

This is the latest update on the Jimmy Butler injury.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSBylowwjw4

I would agree with you on that one. We already saw how impactful Curry and Butler is when they're playing together back when they played against Memphis and in Game 1 against the Rockets. I just hope that he's clear when they play in Game 3 back on their home or else, they have no chance in winning against the young Rockets. On the flip side, Kerr believe that it wasn't intentional or dirty at all, and I will agree with it. I mean we know that the physicality during the playoffs goes up massively.

I watched the game and i saw how jimmy went off the court. i just really hope it continue like that.
The team might decide not to go back as they are 1-0 before the 2nd game of the series and make sure everything will be safe and good.
Resting for a while will be a good preparation for the game 3. If the Houston can't maintain the explsiveness like tonight,. it will be a big problem.

At first glance, it looks like Butler doesn't have a serious injury, considering he was able to leave the court on his own. And as far as I know, the X-rays didn't show anything serious. So, it's probably just a pelvic contusion, but even so, Butler could miss a couple of games. That could be critical for the Warriors.

Good news that it’s coming from him .. he knows what he’s talking about. But of course, they still need an MRI to confirm everything. Based on how it looks though, it seems like Butler might be able to return this season. I’m really hoping for that, especially since I bet on the Warriors to win the series.

But honestly, even if he doesn’t come back, I’m still confident. Maybe they’ll finally start using Kuminga again.

Cavaliers will sweep out Heat by 4-0 as it seems. The same for Thunder against Grizzlies as well. But none of them is surprising considering how tough the matchups are for Heat - Grizzlies duo. 

Nice to see that Lakers won Game 2 to make it 1-1. But still I expect a very challenging series for them. The team still don't look ready for achieving bigger goals. But having Doncic in roster is very promising for the future no matter what.

Yeah the sweep from both series was expected especially Miami Heat. I think the Grizzlies should be able to steal 1 game from OKC

Rank is deceiving since somehow their are lower rankings that succeed or advance on next round. Playoff atmosphere is different since we could see it here that teams are doing their best to win.

But its bad that Heat didn't convert it unto that matter since somehow many expect that they perform more better than these. As what they are showing now its seems that they might be sweep by Cavs.

This is tough challenge and they really need to bounce back since if they let them take the game 3 I think for that we can say that this series already ends and its clear that Cavs will advance on the next round.

It’s hard to rely on Buddy Hield really, he’s not the smartest player out there and can be really inconsistent. But if he explodes, that’s a big boost, especially with his outside shooting. When he’s hot, he can really change the game.

That’s exactly why he was barely used before. But now, they don’t really have a choice, so hey have to give him big minutes since he’s healthy anyway.

Or maybe this is his chance to finally prove his worth to the team, and show that he deserves to stay... maybe even avoid being traded in the future.

Especially in the first game, the fact that the Timberwolves scored easily revealed the Lakers' defensive weaknesses. Dallas was a more complete team. Although the Lakers won the second game, Dallas looks like a more complete team. Luka Doncic contributed greatly to the Lakers' victory in the second game, and I expect more contributions from LeBron James and Austin Reaves in the upcoming games. The limited contribution of the reserve players is another problem for the Lakers, though.

It will be same story on Game 1 with Wolves vs Lakers if Wolves manage to score efficiently since Edwards has a very low scoring game including McDaniels and other starter player because it’s still Luka scoring hard alone for Lakers whiles Wolves can’t answer.

They performed like a choker same performance last year against the Mavs on the western conference finals.

Lakers will have a hard time against Wolves of ANT will be unstoppable just like Luka.